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- Space station malfunctions not unusual Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 4:14PMLike any big machine, the huge International Space Station requires daily maintenance repairs to keep flying in space. But every now and then something big or critical like the recent cooling system trouble pops up to shine a spotlight on the $100 billion space station, which has been continuously manned by astronauts for nearly 10 years. International Space Station - Astronaut - Space ...
- Big Space Station Can Have Big Malfunctions Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 2:49PMLike any big machine, the huge International Space Station requires daily maintenance repairs to keep flying in space. Here are some of its biggest or eye-catching malfunctions.
- Emerging Ergonomic Technologies: Laptops and Hand Stabalizing Support Device Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:44AMResearchers at the University of Utah have prototyped a hand/forearm support system that assists people while performing precision hand tasks. It could also be used to assist or accommodate people with disabilities.
- San Fran: Mobile Phones Need Warning Attached Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 3:52PMSan Francisco is set to be the first place in the nation to require that retailers tell consumers how much radiation their brain will absorb from new phones. The ordinance -- approved on Tuesday and now awaiting Mayor Gavin Newsom's signature -- is an attempt to err on the side of caution in the debate over whether or not cell phones can cause brain cancer.
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 June 2010 Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:25PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
- NASA astronauts attach Russian module to space station Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 4:05AMAstronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis' final mission today successfully attached a Russian -built research module to the International Space Station during the second of three scheduled spacewalk.
- NASA astronauts attach Russian module to space station Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 2:57PMThe Russian module, named Rassvet, is designed to provide crew members on the station with another place to do scientific research and stow equipment, while adding a new docking port for Russian spacecraft.
- Russian module joins space station via 'hole in one' Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 9:08AMShuttle Atlantis astronauts attach a nine-ton Rassvet compartment to the International Space Station, which is now 98 percent complete by habitable volume.
- New Russian Module Attached to Space Station Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 8:40AMUsing Robotic Arm, Astronaut Deftly Guides "Rassvet" to Its New Home
- New module supports station science and spacecraft Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 8:27AMUsing robotic precision in place of brute force, a nine-ton Russian module loaded with U.S. supplies and equipment was successfully attached to the International Space Station early today after an orbital "hole in one" by robot arm operator Garrett Reisman.
- It's a day to build another room on the space station Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 5:12AMAstronauts Garrett Reisman, operating the space station's robot arm, and Piers Sellers, sending commands from a laptop computer, plan to attach a nine-ton Russian module to the International Space Station today in a complex operation blending U.S. and Russian docking systems.
- Your reaction to US oil spillage disaster Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 6:25AMBarack Obama has described a sprawling oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico as a "potentially unprecedented" environmental disaster. What is your reaction?
- NASA: Discovery crew spending another day in space Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 12:42PMThe postponement adds a second extra day to the mission, originally slated to end on Sunday after 13-days in space. The original schedule was extended to give the astronauts enough time to inspect the Discovery 's heat shield.
- Should Mars be the main mission? Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 1:28PMObama believes it's possible for astronauts to orbit Mars by the mid-2030s. Is his vision on the right course?
- NASA: Astronauts complete second spacewalk Monday, April 12, 2010 @ 4:43AMDiscovery crew members install ammonia tank Two NASA astronauts worked hand-in-hand with a robotic arm during a six hour-plus spacewalk to attach a 1,700 pound ammonia tank to the International Space Station.
- Florentine Choices Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:10AMItaly idles in the belief that life is circular and objectives an illusory distraction from pleasure.
- Astronaut Photographs Shuttle Landing From Space Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 1:36AMNASA's Sunday landing of the shuttle Endeavour was photographed from space from the station's new observation deck.
- NASA: Astronauts Use Robotic Arm to Check for Damage Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 11:05AMNASA, astronauts, space shuttle, Endeavour, International Space Station, launch, blast off, liftoff, Sharon Gaudin, robot, robotic arm, heat shield...
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- Astronauts to give Endeavour full post-launch inspection Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 1:51AMThe Endeavour astronauts worked through a busy first day in space Monday evening after a pre-dawn climb into orbit, gearing up for a lengthy inspection of the shuttle's heat shield amid work to prepare for rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station overnight Tuesday.
- Business briefs Saturday, January 9, 2010 @ 10:58PMHousing development grants help families Six Greensburg families will ring in the new year movin ...
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 January 2010 Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:33PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
- Army of Two: The 40th Day Extended Hands-On [Xbox 360] Tuesday, December 15, 2009 @ 3:28PMWe like what we see in the first few hours of this co-op shooter.
- Cooking up computing in the kitchen Sunday, December 6, 2009 @ 10:26AMQ I'd like to put an inexpensive wireless laptop in the kitchen for looking up recipes. What should I do to protect the machine on the countertop?
- Atlantis streaking toward space station linkup Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 6:37AMThe Atlantis astronauts closed in on the International Space Station Wednesday, working through the final steps in a complex rendezvous procedure that began with liftoff Monday.
- Sony VAIO X Reviewed: Hot To Touch, But The Battery Rocks Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 8:32PMThe crazy-light Sony VAIO X got the review treatment over at Laptop Mag. Their opinion is what you’d expect: it’s a reeeealy thin netbook, and their test results reveal Sony wasn’t kidding with those battery life claims. (more…)
- Sony VAIO X Reviewed: Hot to Touch, But the Battery Life Is Muy Bueno [Sony] Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 7:09PMThe crazy-light Sony VAIO X got the review treatment over at Laptop Mag. They found that thinness comes at a cost, and their test results reveal Sony wasn't kidding with those battery life claims....
- Sony VAIO X Reviewed: Hot to Touch, But the Battery Rocks [Sony] Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 6:54PMThe crazy-light Sony VAIO X got the review treatment over at Laptop Mag. Their opinion is what you'd expect: it's a reeeealy thin netbook, and their test results reveal Sony wasn't kidding with those...
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- Urbanite Thursday, September 24, 2009 @ 11:47PMNajibullah Zazi is hauled away by the FBI in Aurora, Colo., last Saturday. (Photo: AP/The Denver Post) A terror suspect accused of plotting an attack in the U.S. bought bomb materials from beauty supply stores and urgently sought advice on homemade explosives days before he drove to New York from Colorado this month, according to court documents released Thursday.
- Discovery heads for space station on 25th birthday Sunday, August 30, 2009 @ 2:24PMThe shuttle Discovery, marking the 25th anniversary of its maiden launch in 1984, closed in on the International Space Station Sunday, on course for a docking around 9:04 p.m. EDT.
- Endeavour headed for linkup with space station today Friday, July 17, 2009 @ 6:36AMThe Endeavour astronauts are closing in on the International Space Station today in the final stages of a rendezvous that began with liftoff Wednesday. The terminal phase of the rendezvous will begin at 11:17 a.m. Ewith a rocket firing to close the final 9.2 miles, setting up a docking at 1:55 p.m.
- Astronauts giving Endeavour full post-launch inspection Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 8:36AMThe Endeavour astronauts, awakened just after 8 a.m. EDT, are working through a routine-but-busy day in orbit today, gearing up to inspect the shuttle's nose cap and wing leading edge panels to make sure no impact damage occurred during launch Wednesday.
- Darwin's Law Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 7:53AMAdapt and survive. With last year’s crash and burn of the auto industry, Darwin’s theory has taken on new meaning. Take Tellurex, a small company tucked away in a Traverse City business park. At its height two years ago, Tellurex employed 52 people.